Here is our FREE Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Sunday School Lesson! Do you ever feel like a dud—a failure? Even though God knows everything about you, including the ways you mess up, he still loves you because he made you.  Kids will be able to label specific sins that they commit and state that God can forgive them. God loves us even when we mess up.  God wants us all to do better. He gave us the Bible, our parents, and our pastors to teach us right from wrong, and he gives us his Holy Spirit to guide our lives. But God doesn’t expect perfection. He knows we’re going to mess up, and when we do, and he still loves us. If you liked this lesson, be sure to check out our Candy 12-Week Children's Ministry Curriculum. This lesson is great for every Children's Ministry, Kids Church, and Sunday School!  And, if you like this lesson we have over 100 more free Sunday School Lessons for Kids!

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Sunday School Lesson For Kids:

BOTTOM LINE:

God loves us even when we mess up.

OBJECTIVE:

Kids will be able to label specific sins that they commit and state that God can forgive them.  

KEY PASSAGE:

Psalm 139:1-18, We Are Fearfully And Wonderfully Made

MEMORY VERSE:

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”Psalm 139:14 (NIV)

SUMMARY:

Do you ever feel like a dud—a failure? Even though God knows everything about you, including the ways you mess up, he still loves you because he made you.

SIMPLE PRAYER:

Dear God,

Thank you for loving us, even when we mess up.

In Jesus’name,

Amen

 

MEMORY VERSE

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14 (NIV)

“How you made me is amazing and wonderful. I praise you for that. What you have done is wonderful. I know that very well.” Psalm 139:14 (NIrV)

LARGE GROUP:

Put the verse on the big screen and read it aloud with the kids.

SMALL GROUP:

Ask the kids what they think the writer was trying to say when he wrote these words. Then ask them how this verse is connected to today’s story.

 

SKIT

 

CHAD AND THE CANDY FACTORY: WRONG BUTTON!

ITEMS NEEDED:

A plate of red gum drops

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:

3M

CHARACTERS:

Announcer

Chad - A kid who inherited a candy factory

Willy Wacko - A candy genius

ANNOUNCER: Did you see the movie about the kid who inherited the chocolate factory? Did you ever wonder how it went for that kid after he went to work at the factory? Well, wonder no more! Now you can see what it’s like to be the heir of a candy fortune in the new series: Chad and the Candy Factory!

Chad enters with the plate of gum drops.

CHAD: Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, I am in trouble! Oh, when Mr. Wacko finds out what I did, he is going to dip me in chocolate and toss me out the window! Oh my goodness, oh my—

WILLY: (off stage)Chad? Chad, where are you?

CHAD: I’m not here! Aw, man!

Willy enters.

WILLY: There you are! Oh, I see you found the gum drop machine!

CHAD: Why would you say that?

WILLY: Well, I see you’re holding a plate of gum drops, so I just put two and two together.

CHAD: Oh these? These aren’t gum drops.

WILLY: Yes they are. They’re Wacko’s Wonder Drops. I’d recognize them anywhere. Let me try one.

CHAD: No! Please don’t, Mr. Wacko.

WILLY: Why not? You know I love my gum drops.

CHAD: Yes, well, when I made this batch, I kind of messed up.

WILLY: Uh oh, did you accidentally hit the cherry flavor lever instead of the strawberry? I told you, cherry is green, not red.

CHAD: No. Yes. Well, it’s a little more complicated than that.

WILLY: How so?

CHAD: I put the wrong flavor in, but it’s not cherry.

WILLY: What flavor is it?

Willy snatches a gum drop and puts it in his mouth.

CHAD: Hot sauce.

Willy spits the gum drop out, shooting it across the stage.

WILLY: Zowie, that’s hot!

CHAD: I’m so sorry, Mr. Wacko.

WILLY: It’s okay, Chad, you’re still learning. At least you made a sample and didn’t do a big run.

Long pause.

WILLY: You did a big run, didn’t you?

CHAD: One million six hundred and fifty thousand.

WILLY: Oh my!

CHAD: I’m sorry, Mr. Wacko. I’ll just go pack my bags and move back to the little shack with my grandparents who never get out of bed.

WILLY: Chad, don’t be silly. None of us are perfect people, but we are perfectly made by God. I can’t be mad at you because I’m not perfect either.

CHAD: Do you mean that, Mr. Wacko?

WILLY: I do! We all mess up sometimes, Chad, but that doesn’t mean God doesn’t still love us. We’ll learn from this, and we’ll do better next time.

CHAD: Aww, thanks, Mr. Wacko.

WILLY: Come on, let’s pack up these hot sauce gum drops and ship them to my grandma. She loves spicy stuff!

OBJECT LESSON

ITEMS NEEDED:

A plate of homemade chocolate chip cookies

We’re starting a new series about candy. Every week we’re going to talk about a different kind of candy. So why, you must be wondering, do I have a plate of homemade, delicious chocolate chip cookies?

Aside from the fact that cookies, like candy, are sweet and delicious, these cookies in particular have something to teach us. What shape are cookies supposed to be? They’re circles, aren’t they? But can you spot a single cookie in this batch that’s a perfect circle?

Cookie makers like Keebler and Nabisco make round cookies all day because they use machines. Imperfect people make imperfectly round cookies. But even though these cookies look imperfect, they’re still cookies, and they are still delicious. I mean, even though these cookies are not perfectly round, you would eat them, wouldn’t you?

We were made by God’s hands. We are not perfect because we are sinful, and yet God loves us perfectly. He sent his son to die for us so he could forgive our sins. No matter how bad we mess up, God still loves us.

These cookies aren’t perfect, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy them. We are not perfect, but that doesn’t mean God doesn’t love us. He loves you just as you are, and he always will!

LARGE GROUP GAME

 

PERFECT TEN

ITEMS NEEDED:

A kids’basketball hoop and ball

INSTRUCTIONS:

Choose one player for this game. Put sixty seconds on a clock, and give that player sixty seconds to shoot hoops. The goal in this game is to make ten baskets in a row. Start counting when the shooter completes the first basket, and see if he can get to ten. If he misses one, start over.

VARIATION:

Instead of having one kid try to make ten in a row, choose three kids and see who can make the most shots in a row.

WHAT’S THE POINT?

Jesus loves us even when we are not perfect.  

LARGE GROUP LESSON

BOTTOM LINE:

God loves us even when we mess up.

OBJECTIVE:

Kids will be able to label specific sins that they commit and state that God can forgive them.  

KEY PASSAGE:

Psalm 139:1-18, We Are Fearfully And Wonderfully Made

INTRO:

When people create candy, they usually try to give those candies names that are happy and exciting. Names like Snickers, Milky Way, Skittles, Sweetarts, Starburst, and Twizzlers sound fun when we hear them. Who wouldn’t want a treat named that?

But there are some candies that have some very dull, boring, and peculiar names. Let’s talk for a moment about M&Ms. Yes, we all know M&Ms are fun and chocolatey, but M&Ms? Really? Two letters and the symbol for the word “and”? Not exactly a fun, kid-friendly name, is it?

And how about Whatchamacallit? Isn’t that an odd name for a candy bar? Imagine your friend asks you, “Hey, what are you eating?” and you answer, “Whatchamacallit?” Then they answer back, “That’s what I’m asking you!” Sounds like a candy perfectly named to cause fights among friends.

Today’s candy is one of those with a name that makes you scratch your head. I’m talking about Milk Duds. Is there any candy with a more unfortunate name than Milk Duds? When you hear the word “dud”you think of a movie that disappointed you, or a firework that doesn’t explode. And the sad truth is, Milk Duds were named because they were a disappointment. The man who invented the milk chocolate covered candies wanted them to come out round, but they all kept coming out odd shaped. For that reason he named them “duds.”

It’s easy for us to feel like duds sometimes. We, like Milk Duds, are not perfect. We mess up. We do things we know we’re not supposed to do. We can feel like we’ve failed. But the good news is God loves us just as we are. Even when we mess up, he is crazy about us.

READ PSALM 139:1-18

MAIN POINT:

Psalm 139 was written by David. David, the Bible tells us, was a man after God’s own heart, but David was not perfect. David made some big mistakes in his life, and those mistakes cost him and his family dearly.

David says in this psalm that God knows what’s in his heart. He knows what’s in all of our hearts because he made us. God knows what we are going to do or say before we even act or speak, and there’s nothing we do that escapes his notice. Yet in spite of the bad that’s in our hearts, God is still looking out for us. He loves his children, and there’s no place we can go that he’s not looking out for us.

We may not be duds, but we’re not perfect people either. God still loves us because he made us, and nothing we can say or do will change that.

DRIVE IT HOME:

I told you a few moments ago how Milk Duds got their name. It’s not a flattering name, but that doesn’t mean Mild Duds themselves are a disappointment. Milk Duds are bite-sized bits of caramel coated in milk chocolate, and for fans of chocolate and caramel, they are a real treat. They may no be perfectly round, but Milk Dud fans wouldn’t change a thing.

That’s how God feels about us. God made us and wanted us to be perfect, but he knows that we live in a world of sin. We are all born with a selfish, self-centered heart, and we all have broken God’s commands.

Yet in spite of our mistakes, we are loved. God loves is even though we lie. He loves us even though we disobey our parents. He loves us when we are jealous or hateful or disrespectful to others.

God wants us all to do better. He gave us the Bible, our parents, and our pastors to teach us right from wrong, and he gives us his Holy Spirit to guide our lives. But God doesn’t expect perfection. He knows we’re going to mess up, and when we do, and he still loves us.

Milk Duds may not be perfect, but they’re loved by those who enjoy chocolate and caramel. We are not perfect, but we are loved by the God who made us. No matter what you’ve done or will do, God loves you. You are not duds in his eyes!

CLOSE WITH A SIMPLE PRAYER:

Dear God,

Thank you for loving us, even when we mess up.

In Jesus’name,

Amen

SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION (K-2ND)

ICEBREAKER:

Have you ever tried Milk Duds?

MEMORY VERSE ACTIVITY:

Psalm 139:14

Ask the kids what they think the writer was trying to say when he wrote these words. Then ask them how this verse is connected to today’s story.

SMALL GROUP GAME/ACTIVITY:

Have a contest among the kids to create a better name for Milk Duds - or see of you can come up with some alternate names for other candies.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

Read Psalm 139:1-18

How well does God know our thoughts?

Does God know everything that we do?

How does God know us so well?

Can you name some ways that you “mess up” with God?

Can God forgive all of your mess-ups?   

SIMPLE PRAYER:

Dear God,

Forgive us when we mess up, and make our hearts brand new.

In Jesus’name,

Amen

SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION (3RD-5TH)

ICEBREAKER:

Have you ever tried Milk Duds?

MEMORY VERSE ACTIVITY:

Psalm 139:14

Ask the kids what they think the writer was trying to say when he wrote these words. Then ask them how this verse is connected to today’s story.

SMALL GROUP GAME/ACTIVITY:

Have a contest among the kids to create a better name for Milk Duds - or see of you can come up with some alternate names for other candies.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

Read Psalm 139:1-18

How well does God know our thoughts?

How does God know us so well?

What are some of the sins kids your age commit often?

Can God forgive all of our mess-ups?   

Why do you think God loves us so much?

SIMPLE PRAYER:

Dear God,

Forgive us when we mess up, and make our hearts brand new.

In Jesus’name,

Amen

 

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